This major Makerfield victory has made it inevitable: it’s now time for Keir Starmer to step aside | Neal Lawson

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The Makerfield constituency has been a key battleground in recent elections, with Reform having previously performed well in the area, including winning all council seats and finishing second in the 2024 election. Andy Burnham, the Labour candidate, is a high-profile figure who has been mentioned as a potential future leader of the party. The significance of Labour's victory in Makerfield lies in its implications for the party's prospects against Reform, a relatively new force in UK politics.

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This major Makerfield victory has made it inevitable: it’s now time for Keir Starmer to step aside | Neal Lawson

Andy Burnham’s positive vision has struck a powerful blow to Reform – but the PM risks diminishing the impact by clinging on in No 10 Neal Lawson is director of the cross-party campaign organisation Compass That tingle of emotion you felt when you awoke today? That is the long-lost feeling of progressive hope. That it comes from Makerfield is all the more remarkable. Reform has been defeated in a seat that it shoul…